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Secret People (Moorgan / Carlson / Gentile)
Secret People

Secret People (Moorgan / Carlson / Gentile): Secret People (Out Of Your Head Records)

A determined set of electric jazz from the Brooklyn, NYC trio of Nathaniel Morgan (Buckminster) on alto saxophone, Dustin Carlson on guitar & bass and Kate Gentile on drums & vibraphone, bringing driving rock and experimental music approaches to their improvisations, a uniquely voice and tenacious trio of unorthodox improvisers.
 

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Personnel:



Nathaniel Morgan-alto saxophone

Dustin Carlson-guitar, bass

Kate Gentile-drums, vibraphone


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UPC: 198003241435

Label: Out Of Your Head Records
Catalog ID: OOYH 014
Squidco Product Code: 32103

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2022
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Buckminster Forest, on August 12th and 13th, 2019, by Nathaniel Morgan.

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A determined set of electric jazz from the Brooklyn, NYC trio of Nathaniel Morgan (Buckminster) on alto saxophone, Dustin Carlson on guitar & bass and Kate Gentile on drums & vibraphone, bringing driving rock and experimental music approaches to their improvisations, a uniquely voice and tenacious trio of unorthodox improvisers.


Artist Biographies

"Originally from Ventura, California saxophonist and composer Nathaniel Morgan has been an active participant to New York City's improvised music scene for almost a decade. His current projects include Darkminster (formally Buckminster) with saxophonist Peter Hanson and trumpeter Brad Henkle; Vavatican with Weston Minissali on synthesizer Owen Stewart-Robertson on guitar and Booker Startdrum on percussion, Jason Ajemian's Folklords with Owen Stewart-Robertson on guitar, Jason Ajemian on double bass and Jason Nazary on drums; Yolt with Weston Minissali on synthesizer and David Grollman on prepared snare drum; and Dybbuk a duo with percussionist David Grollman. Nathaniel is co-founder and member of the new music label Prom Night Records."

-Neither/Nor (http://www.neithernorrecords.com/neithernorrecords/artists.html)
7/15/2025

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"Dustin Carlson is a Brooklyn based guitarist and composer who creates musical artworks.Dustin has performed with: Ches Smith, Anna Webber, Mike Bisio, Michael Attias, Susan Alcorn, Kim Cass, Jeremy Viner, Bruce Harris, and others."

-Out of Your Head Records (http://www.outofyourheadrecords.com)
7/15/2025

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"Kate Gentile is a Brooklyn-based drummer and composer interested in forward-thinking creative music, including the synthesis of elements from many kinds of music.

In addition to her quartet with Jeremy Viner, Matt Mitchell and Adam Hopkins on her debut album Mannequins (June 2017, Skirl Records), other projects Kate is a part of include Snark Horse, in which she co-leads and shares compositional duties with pianist Matt Mitchell; Mitchell's projects Phalanx Ambassadors and A Pouting Grimace, Dustin Carlson's septet Air Ceremony, and Davy Lazar's trumpet/drums duo Pluto's Lawyer.

Kate has also worked with Michael Attias, Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Cloud Becomes Your Hand, Marty Ehrlich, Michael Formanek, God Is My Co-Pilot, Helado Negro, Chris Speed, Anna Webber, and John Zorn."

-Kate Gentile Website (http://kategentile.com/about.html)
7/15/2025

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Track Listing:



1. Choc(h)oyotes 7:11

2. Legitimate Perseverance 6:14

3. Peephole 10:31

4. Ascetic Dust 1:04

5. U 2:54

6. Swamp Gaze 14:28

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